Cleaning the eye with tongue (due to lack of eyelids)
Beyhaghi, Parham. 2016. Geographic Distribution: TRITURUS KARELINII (Southern Crested Newt). Herpetological Review 47 (4): 621
TRITURUS KARELINII (Southern Crested Newt). IRAN: GOLESTAN PROVINCE: Ramian county: Sefid Cheshmeh Village (36.993083°N, 55.062138°E), 119 m elev. 8 April 2016. M. Nekuea and P. Beyhaghi. Verified by H. G. Kami. Zoological Museum of Golestan University (ZMGU 3547). This is the easternmost record for this species. An adult was collected at 0500 h in a small pond filled with spring water that was located between orchards and a forest. A larva was found at 1230 h at 1-m depth in the pond among aquatic plants. Some sympatric species of amphibians and reptiles include Bufo eichwaldi, Hyla orientalis, Pelophylax ridibundus, Rana pseudodalmatina, Darevskia kamii, Mauremys caspica, and Natrix tessellata. The nearest reported locality for T. karelinii is 60 km SW from the locality reported here (Kami 1997. Zool. Middle East 15:37–40). PARHAM BEYHAGHI, Unit 5, No. 16, East Garmsar Alley, South Shiraz Street, Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran; e-mail: apbbani@gmail.com
Glossy-bellied Racer, Iran
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Hook-snouted Snake, Iran
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Mesopotamian Spiny -tailed Lizard, Iran
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Beyhaghi, Parham. 2016. Geographic Distribution: Telescopus nigriceps (Black-headed Cat Snake). Herpetological Review 47 (1): 84
Telescopus nigriceps (Black-headed Cat Snake). IRAN: MARKAZI Province: SAVEH COUNTY: Deh Mahdi Village, (33.815941˚N, 49.200180˚E, WGS 84), 1748 m elev. 05 Aug 2015. M. H. Farid. Verified by C. Spencer. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZObs:Herp:18). This is the first record for Markazi Province and the easternmost record for this species. A dead adult (road-killed) was found at 0700 h. Some of the sympatric species of reptiles observed in the area were Dolichophis schmidti, Malpolon insignitus, Natrix tessellata, Platyceps najadum, Testudo graeca and Trapelus ruderatus. The nearest reported locality is 205 km west from the locality reported here (Nilson and Rastegar-Pouyani 2013. Zool Middle East, 2013).
PARHAM BEYHAGHI, Unit 5, No. 16, East Garmsar alley, South Shiraz Street ,Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq.,Tehran, IRAN (E-mail: apbbani@gmail.com)
This change in color is gender. Females and males in olive green color is bright orange. Notable is the mating season. These species have mating in June, almost two months after the babies hatch come out. these species caucasia and D.raddei overlap. And the range of mountains, plains and hay
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Immature specimens hidden under the sand